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EPONGE RIGIDE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies)
Isodictya rigida
Latin
OBS

A sponge of the family Isodictyidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Isodictya rigida
Latin
OBS

Éponge de la famille des Isodictyidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
DEF

A small slender pointed structure or crystal, especially any of the calcareous or siliceous elements of the skeleton of sponges, corals, etc.

CONT

The spicules of the reef-building glass sponges fuse together creating silica skeletons that remain intact after sponge tissue has died. This skeletal matrix is locked into a rigid structure when it becomes infilled with sediment, and this is what forms the basis for the formation of extensive sponge reefs, with living sponges attaching to, and growing on, the dead sponge skeletons ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Élément du squelette des spongiaires et des holoturies constitué de petites pièces calcaires ou siliceuses de formes variées.

CONT

Les spicules des éponges siliceuses hermatypiques fusionnent pour créer des squelettes de silice qui restent intacts après la mort des tissus de l'éponge. Cette matrice squelettique est enfermée dans une structure rigide lorsqu'elle se remplit de sédiments, et c'est ce qui compose la base de la formation de larges récifs d’éponges, avec des éponges vivantes qui se fixent aux squelettes des éponges mortes et qui s’y développent […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
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Record 3 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A type of lure that is hard-bodied or made of sponge.

OBS

These lures imitate mice, frogs, baitfish or large insects. Some draw strikes by splash and noise and resemble nothing specific in a fish's diet. Bugs are fished on the surface, or pulled beneath it and allowed to float back up ... While some bugs imitate real food, they attract fish mainly by the surface disturbance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

[Type de leurre] à corps rigide, fait de poils ou d’éponge.

OBS

Ces leurres imitent des souris, des grenouilles, des poissons-appâts ou de gros insectes.

OBS

Une touche fracassante à la surface constitue l’un des moments de pêche les plus excitants. Mais l’excitation n’est pas la seule raison pour utiliser ces mouches de surface que sont les «bourdons». Peu d’autres leurres sont aussi efficaces lorsque les poissons s’alimentent d’aliments de surface comme les gros insectes, les grenouilles ou les souris.

Spanish

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